batting average

InfoBatting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters.more...The development of the baseball statistic was influenced from the concept of cricket averages.

He hit over .300 16 times in 19 seasons, and hit over .400 once.He twice led his league in batting average and three times in hits.Keeler had an amazing 206 singles during the 1898 season, a record that stood for more than 100 years until broken by Ichiro Suzuki.…

Because of this, Cepeda began playing part-time.His batting average declined, and he hit only five more home runs on the season.In September he traveled to New York where he underwent surgery, returning to Puerto Rico to recover during the winter.…

Having made his debut for Maharashtra in the 1992-93 Ranji Trophy, Siddiqui's frame generates a considerable amount of pace.In spite of his low first-class batting average, he has also once scored a first class century.…

Hornsby played third base for most of the year.His batting average was low at the beginning of the season but improved by June.At season's end, his average of .318 was second-highest in the league, and he also finished second in total bases and runs batted in.…

Lajoie's batting average that year was .426 (it was originally recorded at .405, later changed to .422 before finally revised again to .426).The batting average mark became the all-time AL record after the number was revised.Previously, Ty Cobb and George Sisler had been credited with having the AL's all-time mark.…

He is tied for fifth all-time in All-Star Game batting average.As of August 20, he has more than doubled his home run total from 2009.…

It is still the sixth-highest single-season total since, which marked the beginning of the modern era for the sport.His average that year also set the record for batting average in a single season by a rookie.Babe Ruth said that he modeled his hitting technique after Jackson's.…

Sutcliffe's greatest qualities as an opening batsman were perhaps his even temperament and his penchant for big occasions.It is significant that his Test batting average was substantially better than his overall first-class one.He is especially remembered for his partnerships with Hobbs for England and with Holmes for Yorkshire.…

His right toe made it hard for him to put a shoe on, and his left Achilles tendon was sore and prevented him from pushing off properly when swinging.His batting average dropped, but he insisted on playing until his manager forced him to sit out for two games.Gwynn went 3-for-4 twice in the last weekend of the season to pass Will Clark for the title.…

Jackson, who played left field for most of his career, currently has the third-highest career batting average in major league history.

He also struck out frequently, and usually posted a low batting average and on-base percentage.

He then made history on his Test match debut v New Zealand at Kingston 1972 scoring 214 and 100 not out, the first time that a cricketer had scored a double and single century on Test debut.It also gave him a batting average of 314 after his first Test match.…

He also passed former Marlins Gary Sheffield and Derrek Lee for second on the franchise home run list.He moved into third in all-time franchise RBIs and first in batting average.Cabrera ended the season with career highs in both home runs and runs batted in.…

He was promoted to second lieutenant after eight months, and assigned to officers' training school.His high batting average "spared him a trip across the ocean to the front lines."The team manager at the camp was Charles Frank, who in peacetime owned and managed the Atlanta Crackers of the Class AA Southern Association.…

He hit only one home run in April but had a .292 batting average.On April 6, he homered and had four RBI (including the game-winner) in an 8-2 victory over Florida.…

I had the worst years of my career from a batting average standpoint.

In, he tied his own Mets' single-season home run record, but also batted just .204, the lowest batting average ever recorded for a first baseman with enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title.Leading the league in home runs that year, it is also the lowest batting average for any season's home run leader.…

For Test matches played in India, he has one of the highest batting averages.Vengsarkar made his international cricket debut against New Zealand at Auckland in 1975-76 as an opening batsmen.…

While a major league player, Connor was regularly among the league leaders in batting average and home runs.Connor's career mark of 138 was a benchmark not surpassed until 1921 by Babe Ruth.…

Bill Bradley was the first Cleveland baseball player to hit for the cycle on September 24, 1903.In he hit home runs in four straight games and finished the year with a .340 batting average.After finishing his playing and managing career in the Federal League, Bill Bradley was a scout for the Cleveland Indians.…